In the poetic beginning of the Bible, humans are said to be 'made in the image of God' - the IMAGO DEI. What does that mean? Why is that significant? How does that impact what it means to be human?

Maybe...If we understand the characteristics of God, we will have a better understanding of who we are supposed to be.

Maybe...If we understand how God has shown up in the world, we will have a better understanding of how we are to show up in the world.

Maybe...If we (in a similar capacity to Moses in Exodus 33) see where God has been, we will have a better understanding of where we should be going.

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The story of Job is a hard story about suffering and loss. It's also about Job's relationship with God. Is God transactional - do good and good things happen, do evil and bad things happen? Or, is God something more? And if God is something more, what does that mean for us - as image bearers of the Divine?

If you want to dive into this story more, check-out the podcast, The Bible for Normal People. Pete Enns does a deep dive into the story of Job that was very insightful and helped frame the trajectory of this message. Find it HERE (it's episode "[BIBLE] Episode 298: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Job (REISSUE)").

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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN.

Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.

Additional music is by Three Music.

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reconciling and growing for everyone

partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things

affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service